osteolysis

[ ŏs′tē-ŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Dissolution or degeneration of bone tissue resulting from disease.

Other words from osteolysis

os′te•o•lyt′ic (-ə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.

Words nearby osteolysis

osteohalisteresis, osteoid, osteoid osteoma, osteolipochondroma, osteology, osteolysis, osteoma, osteoma medullare, osteoma spongiosum, osteomalacia, osteomalacic